Gooey Chocolate Skillet Cake
Moist, gooey chocolate skillet cake with a sweet chocolatey pecan glaze is perfect with ice cream and or whipped cream and caramel sauce on top!
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Frosting:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 Tbsp cocoa
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350
For the cake:
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, sugar, and salt together and set aside.
- In a 10-inch cast iron skillet, bring the butter, vegetable oil, cocoa powder, and water to a boil.
- Remove it from the heat and whisk in the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Whisk in the buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
- Bake the skillet cake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
For the frosting:
- In a medium saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa, and milk to a boil.
- Remove it from heat and add the powdered sugar, nuts, and vanilla, stirring until well combined.
- Pour the frosting over the warm cake, spread with an offset spatula, and serve with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and/or whipped cream.